The SMK was an armored vehicle prototype developed by the Soviet Union prior to the Second World War. It was named after Sergei Mironovich Kirov, a Communist Party official assassinated in 1934. The SMK was discovered and classified by German intelligence as the T-35C, leading to the misunderstanding that the T-35 took part in the Winter War. [1]

Aug 20, 2019 · Granite anti-tank racks stood in four rows. Together with the T-100 and KV tank, the SMK was to attack the enemy fortifications and capture the height at which the observation tower of the ‘Giant’ sat, which apparently served as a command and observation post.

The tank saw combat for the first time on December 17th 1939 in the area of Hottinen. On 19th of December it took part in an attack on Finnish fortifications near Summa and was immobilized and the crew was evacuated by the T-100 heavy tank. The …

Available supported armament, ammunition, and special-mission equipment featured in the design of the SMK (Sergai Mironovich Kirov) Heavy Multi-Turret Tank Project. 1 x 76.2mm main gun in primary turret.

The first developed the SMK-1 tank ("Sergey Mironovich Kirov" - also seen as QMS = Qirov Mironovich Sergey), the second - the "product 100" (or T-100).

Nov 5, 2018 · The Soviet experimental SMK (Sergius Mironovitch Kirov) heavy tank (with two turrets, one superimposed), which never went into production, was even larger. Weighing 58 tons, it had a 500-hp engine, a crew of seven, and 60mm armor, double that of the T-35.

The SMK (Named after Sergei Mironovich Kirov, an official of the communist party who was assassinated) was an experimental Soviet heavy tank developed in the years before WWII. Only one example was ever produced, due to its poor performance during the Finnish winter war.

FIREPOWER; Primary Armament: 76.2mm Gun L-11 (Upper Turret) Ammu­nition Carried: 150: 45mm Gun Mod. 1932 (Lower Turret) 300: Traverse (degrees) Upper Turret:

Armed with a tank of the same gun B-13 and three DT machine guns, one of which was installed in a small single turret in the bow of the hull and two on the sides of the tower.

The SMK heavy tank (named after Communist Party leader Sergei Mironovich Kirov) and the T-100 heavy tank were both designed by Zhozef Yakovlevich Kotin in 1938. Both of these Soviet tanks looked very similar.